Ben Weingarten is a Federalist Senior Contributor, senior fellow at the London Center for Policy Research and fellow at the Claremont Institute. He was selected as a 2019 Robert Novak Journalism Fellow of the Fund for American Studies, under which he is currently working on a book on U.S.-China policy. Ben writes on national security and foreign policy, economics, and politics for publications including City Journal, Conservative Review and PJ Media. He is the founder and CEO of ChangeUp Media, a media consulting and production company dedicated to advancing conservative principles. Ben is also a 2015 Publius Fellow of the Claremont Institute. You can find his work at benweingarten.com, and follow him on Twitter @bhweingarten.

The WHO peddled false narratives from the Chinese Communist Party as the pandemic mushroomed, and was mimicked by health officials, media, and politicians. It all undoubtedly contributed to the spread of the virus.

While America’s first priority in the wake of the Wuhan coronavirus must be neutralizing immediate threats to health and safety, the disruption also provides an opportunity to engage in national reflection.

Joe Biden says of the socialist Sanders, ‘We disagree on the detail of how we do it,’ but ‘we don’t disagree on the principle.’ Sanders’s leftism is the kind that will drive Biden’s policy agenda and goals.